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In a bid to help the Cambodian government address the urgent needs of vulnerable migrant workers who have returned home amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has donated 1,670 dignity kits and communication materials to the National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT).

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While Cambodia and Thailand are continuing a lockdown of their common border to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, low-level negotiations between both sides at the Oddar Meanchay international checkpoints have yielded a compromise – The Thais will allow residents in the province needing medical attention to cross the border and seek emergency treatment in Thailand.

Thai soldiers agreed to remove tents from a disputed border area in Thailand’s Chanthaburi province and in Pailin province, an official said.

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The Foreign Affairs Ministry has sent a diplomatic note to the Vietnamese embassy over the setting up of tents by Vietnamese soldiers in a disputed border stretch in Kandal province’s Koh Thom and Loeuk Dek districts.

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The United States provided an additional $7.5 million in grant aid to the Ministry of Economics and Finance for post COVID-19 economic recovery in Cambodia.

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As governments strive to revive their economies amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Bank has launched a project to help Cambodia mitigate the virus’ impacts on its economic growth. The Post’s Niem Chheng sat down with World Bank president Inguna Dobraja to get more details.

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Cambodian government has lifted a ban on entry of visitors from Iran, Italy, Germany, Spain, France and the United States that had been put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

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Former opposition leader Kem Sokha met with the United States Ambassador Patrick Murphy in Phnom Penh on Tuesday to discuss several issues, including the democracy process and rule of law.

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The Health Ministry reported that a Cambodian man has tested positive for the coronavirus after he returned from the Philippines on Wednesday.

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The Ministry of Education has encouraged students to study through provided online platforms or TV channels; however, Vanna said students in his area, about 67 km west of the Tboung Khmum provincial town, have difficulty accessing both the internet and TV channels.

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Prime Minister Hun Sen and Interior Minister Sar Kheng have reiterated their instructions to the National Police to prevent a “colour revolution” movement in the Kingdom, saying the possibility of Cambodia facing one is still a threat.

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Officials from the ministries of Interior, and Justice, met with working group members and legal experts to review and discuss a draft law concerning identification methods in the country.

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Ministry of Public Works and Transport authorities detained 298 vehicles for being over the weight limit and fined their drivers over 505 million riel ($126,250) in April.

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The government has issued a plan to reduce electricity tariffs for companies in four key sectors — manufacturing, agriculture, commercial and service, for five months starting from June to encourage them to continue working during the spread of Covid-19.

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Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on May 20 signed an agreement with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) aiming at improving the country’s rice sector through promoting research and enhancing productivity and resiliency.

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The Ministry of Justice  unveiled details of its new national campaign to ease congested prisons by clearing an immense backlog of court cases.

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Sre Ampoum commune police in Pech Chreada district, Mondulkiri province, summoned two members of an ethnic minority group on Wednesday to clarify a land dispute after they published a Facebook post claiming the land is illegally occupied.

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Oddar Meanchey provincial governor Pen Kosal said while more than 15,000 migrant workers had returned from Thailand amid the Covid-19 pandemic, no one had illegally returned through the province’s three border checkpoints.

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Three Cambodian peacekeepers who have been fulfilling their mission in Mali have been diagnosed with COVID-19, bringing the tally to six in the country.

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The Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) has set up a legal office in all 25 municipal-provincial prisons to make it easier to maintain confidentiality between lawyers and clients in preparation for court proceedings.

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Some 130 civil society groups and a union called on the government and court officials to drop charges against journalists Sok Oudom and Sovann Rithy, noting that officials have been targeting journalists over their reporting.

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Oxfam and four other organisations have kick-started a month-long social media campaign to mobilise a million supporters to send the message to world leaders that when a Covid-19 vaccine is found it must be free and fairly distributed to everyone on the planet.

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Dozens of migrant workers in Banteay Meanchey province tried to sneak into Thailand since to seek jobs despite the Thai border being locked down to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

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Dissident Kung Raiya, who faces up to four years in prison on charges related to his printing of T-shirts with murdered political analyst Kem Ley’s image and words, said he does not expect justice when the court’s verdict is announced next month.

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Former staff of The Great Duke Phnom Penh hotel who were laid off protested to get compensation wages while the Labour Ministry said  it will source funds to pay compensation wages to them.

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Cambodia’s border restrictions to combat the coronavirus pandemic have taken a huge toll on the livelihood of citizens relying on commerce or migrant work in neighboring Thailand, workers and local leaders near the frontier.

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